Waiting...

Soooo...we are waiting for PA. 

(That's Pre-Approval)

We sent our LOI (Letter of Intent) on 2/13/14. This is a letter sent to China via our agency that states that we accept our referral and intend to take the steps necessary to adopt her. 

We had to state what we knew of her medical needs, what our treatment plan would be once we brought her home, how we plan to care for her and how our children and extended family feel about the adoption. 

Writing it all down makes it very real. I have butterflies in my tummy as I write about it! I am just so excited. We both are. 

I really want PA so I can share her sweet little face with everyone. We just love her so much already. 

This is the little pile of goods we had amassed over the past week or two. Not anything big. We have to direct the majority of our funds to the adoption account right now. I came across a book sale or two and I couldn't walk away from that! We happened to see a few packs of clippies on clearance that we had to grab and then there is the shirt. A Scarlet Threads purchase. I love that quote from Shakespeare. Knowing where my girl comes from and what she has been through I know this quote applies. I know she is a fighter with true strength of spirit. She IS fierce. 

Over the last few days I have struggled with legit Retail Therapy urges that were difficult to resist! My cousin Melissa has been sharing her vast knowledge of must-haves in toddler fashion and I felt like my finger was much too far away from the pulse! I had to catch up!!! I was scouring all of these internet boutique sites and looking at all these toddler couture outfits. (I know it sounds silly but that's a thing! Toddler couture is for realz!!!)

Anywhoooo...frugality or reality or something kicked in before I finalized my purchase and I decided to jump over to eBay. I spotted a dress that I adored and when I looked at the seller's other items I realized that I liked all of her dresses! 

I messaged the seller and offered her a flat price with combined shipping and she accepted!!! I told her we were adopting and she messaged me back with my tracking # and told me that she added eleven more dresses to the box and a fleece, shirt and jacket from LL Bean!

What a lovely gesture! I am so touched. I am also so excited to get my box next week and see all of the pretty little dresses! 

As a wise woman recently told me: 

"Time to accessorize!!!"

This kind of fun definitely helps the wait for PA pass more quickly!